1981 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1981 Individual Speedway World Championship.

1981 was the last of a record 26 times that London
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's famous Wembley Stadium hosted the World Final.

World final

  • September 5, 1981 London
    London
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    , Wembley Stadium
  • Referee: ( ) Sam Bass

Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total
1   Bruce Penhall
Bruce Penhall
Bruce Lee Penhall is a retired American motorcycle speedway racer who also starred in television and in film. He was the World Speedway Champion in 1981 and 1982 and rode for the successful Cradley Heath Heathens speedway team in the United Kingdom...

 
(3,3,3,3,2) 14
2   Ole Olsen  (2,2,3,2,3) 12+3
3   Tommy Knudsen
Tommy Knudsen
Tommy Knudsen is a former Speedway rider who became Speedway World Pairs Champion in 1995 with Erik Gundersen. Tommy was also World Under-21 Champion in 1980...

 
(3,2,2,2,3) 12+2
4   Erik Gundersen
Erik Gundersen
Erik Gundersen was a speedway rider in the late 1970s and 1980s. Gundersen was the Speedway World Championship on three occasions, a two time Long Track World Champion and a seven time World Team Cup winner with Denmark.-Career:Gundersen rode for the Cradley Heath Heathens from 1979 until 1989...

 
(2,3,0,3,3) 11
5   Kenny Carter
Kenny Carter
Kenneth 'Kenny' Malcolm Carter , was a world class speedway rider. He rode for Newcastle Diamonds , Halifax Dukes and Bradford Dukes ....

 
(3,2,3,R,3) 11
6   Jan Andersson  (1,2,1,3,2) 9
7   Egon Müller
Egon Müller
Egon Muller is a former international motorcycle speedway rider and was winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1983, winning the title in his homeland with a maximum score of 15 points. He was also German Champion eight times...

 
(1,1,3,2,2) 9
8   Dave Jessup
Dave Jessup
David John Jessup is a former speedway rider who finished runner-up the Speedway World Championship in 1980 to fellow countryman Michael Lee. The same season he won the World Pairs Championship with Peter Collins and became British Speedway Champion after finishing runner-up in 1978 and third in...

 
(3,3,0,R,1) 7
9   Hans Nielsen
Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)
Hans Hollen Nielsen - a prominent speedway rider active from the 1970s to the late 1990s; a former World Champion....

 
(2,0,0,2,2) 6
10   Michael Lee
Michael Lee (speedway rider)
Michael Andrew Lee is a former international speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1980...

 
(0,3,2,0,F) 5
11   Chris Morton
Chris Morton
Christopher John Morton MBE is a former motorcycle speedway rider. He rode bikes from a young age at the farm of Peter Collins' parents.-Brief career summary:...

 
(2,1,1,1,0) 5
12   Edward Jancarz
Edward Jancarz
Edward 'Ed' Jancarz was an international speedway rider.-Career:Jancarz rode in the UK for the Wimbledon Dons between 1977–1982 and in Poland for Stal Gorzów...

 
(1,1,1,1,1) 5
13   Larry Ross
Larry Ross
Larry Ross in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a former speedway rider who rode with the Wimbledon Dons, Belle Vue Aces, Halifax Dukes and the Bradford Dukes in the British League.-Career summary:...

 
(0,Tx,1,3,0) 4
14   Aleš Dryml, Sr.  (0,0,2,0,1) 3
15   Zenon Plech
Zenon Plech
Zenon Plech is a former Polish international motorcycle speedway rider.He finished third in the Speedway World Championship in 1973 and then runner-up in 1979.-Career summary:...

 
(F,0,2,1,0) 3
16   Jiří Štancl
Jirí Štancl
Jiří Štancl is a former international speedway rider who reached the final of theSpeedway World Championship on nine occasions, finishing a career best 9th in 1982 in Los Angeles...

 
(1,1,0,0,1) 3
R1   Henryk Olszak  (-,0,-,-,-)
R2   Preben Eriksen
Preben Eriksen
Preben Kollster Eriksen in Odense, Denmark, is a former speedway rider who rode with the Wolverhampton Wolves and the Ipswich Witches in the British League.He won the World Team Cup with Denmark in 1984 and 1985.-World Final Appearances:...

 
did not ride

Heat Results

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